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• Memories Of Underdevelopment | Blu Ray | (17/02/2017) from £13.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hailed as one of if not the most sophisticated films ever to come out of Cuba, Memories of Underdevelopment (Memorias Del Subdesarollo) is visionary Cuban director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea's tour de force. Now, thanks to Mr Bongo Films, the film is set to arrive in a stunningly restored version on UK Blu-ray for the first time. Listed at number fifty-four on Derek Malcolm's 100 Greatest Movies, this cinematic masterpiece has been fully restored using the original camera and sound negative by Cineteca di Bologna with a vintage duplicate provided by the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematograficos. This international initiative to save the film from decay was funded by The George Lucas Family Foundation and the Martin Scorsese-chaired World Cinema Project, founded to provide a resource for those countries lacking archival and technical facilities. Memories of Underdevelopment makes its Blu-ray debut on 20 February 2017. Memories of Underdevelopment follows Sergio (Sergio Corrieri Soy Cuba), through his life, following the departure of his wife, parents and friends in the wake of the Bay of Pigs fiasco. Alone in a brave new world, Sergio observes the constant threat of foreign invasion, before meeting Elena (Daisy Granados), a young woman he seeks to mould into the image of his ex-wife, but at what cost to himself? Even though director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea was a staunch and devoted supporter of the revolution, Memories of Underdevelopment offers a raw and uncompromising analysis of the newly formed system of government. Through a moving blend of narrative fiction, still photography and rare documentary footage, Alea catalogues the intricacies of the early days of the Castro regime; producing a stirring and enigmatic work that feeds off the culture of the very subject it is studying: Cuba. One of the early landmark films of post-revolutionary Cuban cinema, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea said of his 1968 opus: ˜Every day, to build our society, we have to confront the type of people we despise I hope with my film, to annoy, provoke, and upset all of them.'

• Balibo | DVD | (25/04/2011) from £5.19   |  Saving you £7.80 (60.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Explosive political thriller telling the true story of crimes which have been kept hidden for over 30 years. As Indonesia prepares to invade the tiny nation of East Timor five Australian-based journalists go missing. Four weeks later veteran foreign correspondent Roger East is lured to East Timor by the young and charismatic Jos Ramos-Horta to tell the story of his country and investigate the fate of the missing men. As East's determination to uncover the truth grows the threat of invasion intensifies and an unlikely friendship develops between the last foreign correspondent in East Timor and the man who will become President. Starring Golden Globe winner Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace Summer of Sam The House of Mirth) and Oscar Issac (Che Body of Lies Robin Hood)

• I Am A Camera | DVD | (26/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  In the early thirties Christopher Isherwood is a young aspiring writer living in pre World War II Berlin. Christopher meets the vivacious peniless singer Sally Bowles a young English woman who is performing in a cabaret and they soon develop a platonic relationship. Then Sally meets wealthy American Clive at a party who helps Sally and Christopher finacially and socially for a while and they have the time of their lives. Things begin to change as the increasing Nazism in the country

• The Tripper | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £7.17   |  Saving you £5.82 (44.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  As a rural Northern California town prepares for Frank Baker's (Paul Reubens) American Free Love Festival a serial killer roams the woods inflicting preemptive strikes on the hippies who have come for the sex drugs and rock and roll. Sporting a Ronald Reagan mask and leaving trademark jellybeans at his gruesome crime scenes the killer seems unstoppable! That is unless he meets an unimpeachle flower child... With a hip soundtrack and a killer cast including Lukas Haas Christopher Allen Nelson Jaime King and Courteney Cox The Tripper is a hilarious homage to classic horror - and politics!

• Kiss Of The Damned (DVD) | DVD | (27/01/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Milo Ventimiglia - TV Series Heroes TV Series Wolverine Rocky Ballboa) plays Paolo a screenwriter who has ensconced himself in a house far away from Hollywood in order to finish what seems like his last stab at writing a commercial screenplay. He's easily distracted though and after meeting the beautiful Djuna (Josephine de La Baume - Rush One Day ) during a night out he's inextricably infatuated. Djuna digs Paolo too but she's got a rare 'blood disorder' that doesn't allow her to venture our into sunlight. Scarily persistent Milo keeps courting her until she finally relents and agrees to hook up with him under one condition - she needs to be tied up so she can't bite him. Needless to say their lovemaking is somewhat acrobatic (despite the bondage) and she's presented with a fair shot at his neck which she takes. Djuna begins to school Paolo in the ways of the vampire. They try to drink only synthetic or harvested blood and kill only animals (killing humans is strictly forbidden). But that doesn't mean they live in a prudish culture. Paolo instantly takes a shine to the Euro-glitterati lifestyle that accompanies eternal life. Soon enough trouble comes in the form of Djuna's more carnal and violent sister Mimi (Roxane Mesquida). Mimi doesn't believe in the whole 'not killing people' thing. She's also not big on being tied down preferring her three-ways and one night stands anytime and anywhere she can get them.

• Tangled / Snow White | Blu Ray | (23/05/2011) from £43.18   |  Saving you £-15.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £27.99

  Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: No film in history has captured the world's imagination like Walt Disney's first full-length animated masterpiece. Through Astonishing Blu-ray... high definition technology experience this timeless classic in its most spectacular presentation ever! With an all-new state-of-the-art digital restoration and Disney Enhanced High Definition sound the breathtaking animation and unforgettable music of the most revered Disney film of all time will enthral you like never before! Join the beautiful princess Snow White as she escapes her jealous stepmother the queen and befriends a lovable group of dwarfs. But when she falls under the queen's wicked spell only true love's kiss can save her. Tangled: Disney presents a new twist on one of the most hilarious and hair-raising tales ever told. Your whole family will get tangled up in the fun excitement and adventure of this magical motion picture. When the kingdom's most wanted - and most charming - bandit Flynn Rider hides in a mysterious tower the last thing he expects to find is Rapunzel a spirited teen with an unlikely superpower - 70 feet of magical golden hair! Together the unlikely duo sets off on a fantastic journey filled with surprising heroes laughter and suspense. Let your hair down and get ready to cheer for Tangled!

• No Orchids for Miss Blandish | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £6.98   |  Saving you £6.01 (86.10%)   |  RRP £12.99

  One of the most controversial films of the 1940s the gangster thriller No Orchids For Miss Blandish caused outrage amongst critics cinema audiences and censors alike on both sides of the Atlantic when it was first released in 1948. Virginal young heiress Miss Blandish (Linda Travers) is kidnapped by a couple of small time hoods only to find herself seized from them by gangster Slim Grissom (Jack LaRue). He isn't just interested in her for the ransom money - and neither are the other members of the Grissom gang. Despite her terrifying ordeal Miss Blandish finds herself perversely attracted to the gang leader. They plan to run off together but amongst gangsters life is cheap -and a double cross is always just around the corner. Based on the best-selling novel by James Hadley Chase No Orchids For Miss Blandish's mixture of sex sadism and gutter morals outraged the world. The book itself was ferociously condemned provoking George Orwell to defend it as 'a brilliant piece of writing'. It was also the most-read book amongst members of Britain's armed forces during the Second World.

• The History Boys | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £5.92   |  Saving you £22.07 (372.80%)   |  RRP £27.99

  Based on the acclaimed play of the same name, The History Boys is a faithful, intelligent piece of cinema, even if it is a little reluctant to stray from its theatrical roots.Penned by Alan Bennett and set in 1982 Yorkshire, The History Boys follows a group of ‘A’ Level students as they’re schooled through their attempts to get into Oxbridge. Under the tutelage of Richard Griffiths’ liberal Hector and Campbell Moore’s Irwin, there’s plenty here to admire. Firstly, the script crackles along, with snappy dialogue and characters well worthy of your interest. Secondly, the performances from the predominantly young cast are well worthy of note. And then there’s the deft directorial touch of Nicholas Hytner (The Madness Of King George, The Crucible), all of which lifts The History Boys into a film of real merit. There are questions to be asked over whether you’re expected to sympathise with one or two characters in the film, of course, and there’s the aforementioned issue that it’s far too faithful to the source play (which results in an overlong running time). But ultimately, The History Boys is a witty, challenging and testing film, whose qualities outweigh its problems. --Jon Foster

• The Island Of Dr Moreau | DVD | (27/03/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Though this graphic 1996 version of HG Wells' The Island of Dr Moreau was roasted by critics, it's an utterly fascinating failure, largely due to the performances of David Thewlis, Val Kilmer and especially Marlon Brando in the title role as a mad (and in this case outrageously bizarre) scientist whose experiments in crossbreeding humans with animals have gone terribly awry. Thewlis plays the wayward scholar who is rescued at sea by Kilmer and brought to Moreau's island to discover the doctor's unnatural "children". Fairuza Balk plays Moreau's half-cat daughter, but it's Brando and Kilmer (in one scene doing a killer Brando impersonation) who steal the show, along with the astounding make-up effects created by Stan Winston. A guilty pleasure by any measure, this movie has definite cult-favourite potential. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• 12 Greatest Rounds Of Boxing | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £21.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  12 of the most perfect rounds of pugilism ever fought featured on one DVD! Ferdie Pacheco the longtime physician and cornerman for Muhammed Ali and the television analyst known worldwide as the 'Fight Doctor' not only selects the dozen best rounds ever fought but reveals what went on behind the scenes at these fights from chicanery and Mob influence to romantic liaisons and the zaniness that seems to go hand in glove with boxing... Includes footage of the classic bouts: Jack

• Lucia Di Lammermoor | DVD | (21/05/2004) from £13.79   |  Saving you £-3.80 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Donizetti's great tragedy is his undisputed masterpiece of melancholic romanticism with the doomed love between Lucia and Edgardo retold from Scott's novel The Bride of Lammermoor. The 1992 production heightens the story's powerful libretto with its dramatic visual design and first-class musical performances. Unlocked from the archives of RAI television this is a classic recording from one of the world's great opera houses.

• Runaway Car | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Nursing student Jenny Cole collects her car from the garage where it has just been serviced. On her way to visit her mother she picks up her infant niece and offers a ride to Ed an executive who is rushing to the airport and Dex a skateboarder whose skateboard was broken in a near collision with her car. Soon after entering onto the freeway Jenny realises that her accelerator has become stuck trapping them in the speeding car with no way to stop...they're out of control and on the

• Russ Meyer's Up | DVD | (28/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Another Meyer and Ebert collaboration... The inimitable Russ Meyer turns in another unbelievably bizarre movie with this comedically complex feature which fearlessly blends sex and violence into a heady over-the-top brew. The film begins with the murder of aging Nazi Adolph Schwartz (Edward Schaaf) then segues into the story of a busty heroine (Raven De La Croix) who destroys the man who rapes her becomes a smash attraction at a restaurant and gets caught up in a violent axe ba

• The Limits of Control | DVD | (03/05/2010) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-4.01 (-25.10%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Beautifully shot and timeless, "The Limits of Control" delivers a surreal neo-noir, detective story unlike anything you have ever seen!

• Nurse | Blu Ray | (05/01/2015) from £16.18   |  Saving you £3.81 (23.55%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Paz de la Huerta (“Boardwalk Empire”) turns up the body heat in this wickedly entertaining story of a fatal attraction. By day nurse Abby Russell (de la Huerta) lovingly attends to the patients at All Saints Memorial Hospital; by night Abby prowls nightclubs luring unfaithful men into dangerous liaisons. After Danni – a young sensitive nurse – joins the hospital staff Abby pursues her friendship. However when the friendship turns to obsession Danni spurns Abby unleashing Abby’s fury and a rampage of terror.

• Best Of The Best 4 - Without Warning | DVD | (24/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Tommy (Phillip Rhee) is caught in a harrowing net of Russian mobsters violence and counterfeiting. Having 'obtained' the computer disk used by the U.S Treasury to print money mobsters hijack a truck containing blank currency paper in order to make the 'real thing'. Tommy suddenly becomes the object of the gangsters furious pursuit after he unknowingly is slipped the disk. Willing to stop at nothing to get the disk back the mobsters kidnap Tommy's daughter. With nowhere to turn and no one to rely on Tommy must survive deadly seductions crooked cops betrayal motorcycle chases hi-tech gagdets bullets and bombs to save his daughetrs life.

• one last dance | DVD | (08/02/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When a New York dance company's brilliant artistic director dies three former stars of the company are brought back in hopes of saving the company by resurrecting a dance piece that was created for them years ago but never performed - the very dance that ended all their careers in a heartbreaking way. Given one last chance to discover a dream they lost the three dancers battle against time and damaged relationships finding they must first face themselves before they can face the dance.

• Two Of Us (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (16/08/2021) from £6.57   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Nominated Golden Globe Awards Best Foreign Language Film When Nina Dorn (Barbara Sukowa) met Madeleine Girard (Martine Chevalier) on holiday in Rome they became instantly inseparable. Decades later, they still are, secretly sharing their lives and the landing between their two apartments. After more than twenty years of loving in the shadows Madeleine promises Nina she will tell her family about their life together. Though certain of her love for Nina, Madeleine struggles with the prospect of coming out. When an unexpected, life-altering event turns their world upside down Madeleine's daughter unwittingly begins to unravel their truth. Featuring a trio of powerhouse performances from Barbara Sukowa (Hannah Arendt), Léa Drucker (Custody) and Martine Chevallier (of the Comédie Française), Filippo Meneghetti's 'Two of Us' is an unbridled celebration of a love that knows no bounds - and the unshakeable fervour of the female spirit.

• Rising Damp - The Best Of | DVD | (16/09/2002) from £5.82   |  Saving you £4.17 (71.65%)   |  RRP £9.99

  First broadcast in 1974, the ITV bedsitland sitcom Rising Damp was an instant and enduring success. It starred Leonard Rossiter as the miserly and lovelorn landlord Rigsby who is constantly needling young lodger Alan (Richard Beckinsale), a science student whose long hair and earrings are symptomatic to Rigsby of the parlous effeminacy of the modern age. He's also in love with Frances De La Tour's dowdy spinster Miss Jones, though his tentative advances are forever rebuffed. She in turn carries a torch for Philip (Don Warrington), the elegant son of an African chief who also resides at Rigsby Towers. Some aspects of Rising Damp have not aged well, principally Rigsby's stream of racist jibes at Philip. Although these were doubtless well-meant and supposed to illustrate Rigsby's foolish bigotry, you suspect that that was a convenient cover for audiences in the 1970s to enjoy racist humour. However, Rossiter's Rigsby--stuttering, stammering, bent perpetually over backwards--remains a great comic creation, embodying all the festering prejudices, small-mindedness and self-delusion of the lower middle class Little Englander. --David Stubbs

• Space is the Place (Special Edition) (+ DVD) | Blu Ray | (14/06/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A